1. 8th Grade Orientation Night February 2013
OCEAN CITY HIGH
SCHOOL WELCOMES
THE CLASS OF 2017!
The quality of your decisions
today influences the quality of
your life in the future!
OCEAN CITY HIGH SCHOOL EIGHTH
GRADE PARENT/STUDENT ORIENTATION
AGENDA
• Welcome and Counselor Introduction
• The High School Guidance Program
• Graduation Requirements and Testing
• The Honors and Advanced Placement Program
• Special Programs – see Program of Studies
• Academic Information ­ Grading Scale, Grade
Point Average and Class Rank
• The High School Transcript
• Activity and Athletic Eligibility
• College Entrance Requirements
• Family Connection
• The High School Bell Schedule
• ADJOURNMENT TO INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS

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OCHS GUIDANCE STAFF
COUNSELORS (a phone call away 399­1290 )
• Mr. Ortolf ­ Director ext. 8720
eortolf@ocean.city.k12.nj.us
• Mr. Martin ext. 8719
rmartin@ocean.city.k12.nj.us
• Mr. Banks ext. 8718
cbanks@ocean.city.k12.nj.us
• Mrs. Oves ext. 8716
toves@ocean.city.k12.nj.us
• Mrs. McDowell­Campo ext. 8717
mmcdowell­campo@ocean.city.k12.nj.us
• Mrs. Roach ext. 8722
eroach@ocean.city.k12.nj.us
• Mrs. Horvath (STUDENT ASSISTANCE) ext. 8706
phorvath@ocean.city.k12.nj.us
COUNSELOR FUNCTIONS
“Jacks of all Trades”
• Involved in just about every aspect of HS
program
• Serve as student advocate
• Primary function is to help students make
DECISIONS re:
­ Planning their academic program
­ Future career planning
­ Post­secondary schooling
­ Personal problems/relationships
• Resource for information ­ home/school
liaison ­ progress reports

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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
135 MINIMUM CREDIT
REQUIREMENT
State Testing
Requirement?
1. Four years of English (20 credits)
2. Two years of United States History
(10 credits)
3. Three years of Mathematics (15 credits)
4. One year of Health and Physical
Education for each year of attendance
(20 credits)
5. One year of World History (5 credits) ­
Freshman yr. req.

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6. Three years of Science (15 credits)
7. Technology Integrated Education Skills
(T.I.E.S.) / Financial Literacy that meets the
career/technical/life skills graduation
requirement. ALL FRESHMEN MUST TAKE
& PASS (2.5 credits each)
8. One year of World Language (5 credits)
9. Five credits in the Visual and Performing
Arts
OCHS COURSE LEVELS
1. Standard – Resource Room ­ STN
2. College Preparatory – CP
3. Advanced – ADV
4. Honors – HN
5. Advanced Placement ­ AP

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THE HONORS PROGRAM
Offered in English,
Mathematics, Social
Studies, Science,
Spanish and French
THE HONORS PROGRAM
Offers an expanded and
accelerated approach to the
curriculum for those students
who are motivated and
academically talented
Courses receive an extra 20%
weighting in calculating Class
Rank and GPA

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THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT
(AP) PROGRAM
­The most rigorous program
available ­ provides colleges with a
national measuring stick to evaluate
candidates.
­Students take a national exam at
the end of each course ­ scored on a
1­5 scale ­ each college determines
credit
THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT
(AP) PROGRAM
­$89 per exam (varies) paid by
family
­Courses receive an extra 30% in
value for GPA and Rank.

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AP Courses offered in 2013­2014:
AP LIT/COMP AP PHYSICS B
AP WORLD HIST. AP CALCULUS 1 AB
AP CHEMISTRY AP CALCULUS 2 BC
AP AMER. GOVT. AP COMP. SCI
AP BIOLOGY AP PSYCHOLOGY
AP FRENCH LANG AP STAT. & PROB.
AP US HIST. 1 & 2 AP SPAN LANG
AP LANG/COMP AP STUDIO ART 2D
AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
1. STEM Program in Science and Tech
• Project Lead the Way (Pathway to
Engineering)
• TV/Media Productions
2. Performing Arts: Dance Fitness or
Instrumental
3. Ocean City Academy of Finance
4. DECA – Distributive Education Clubs of
America

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ACADEMIC INFORMATION
GRADING SCALE
Report Card Gr Letter Gr Equiv Conversion for GPA/Rank
98­100 A+ 4.33
95­97 A 4.00
92­94 A­ 3.67
89­91 B+ 3.33
86­88 B 3.00
83­85 B­ 2.67
80­82 C+ 2.33
77­79 C 2.00
74­76 C­ 1.67
71­73 D+ 1.33
68­70 D 1.00
65­67 D­ .67
0­64 F 0
GRADE POINT AVERAGE ( GPA )
CALCULATION (WEIGHTED)
Simple calculation which involves
multiplying the converted numerical grade
by the number of credits to equal the quality
points. If a weighted course is taken, the
quality points are then multiplied by the
appropriate factor. The quality points are
then divided by the total number of credits
attempted.

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EXAMPLE
Numer. Convert. Qual. Wt. Qual.
Grade Grade Credit Pts. Fact. Pts.
95 = 4.00 X 5 = 20 X 1.20 = 24
84 = 2.67 X 2.5 = 6.675 X 1 = 6.675
89 = 3.33 X 5 = 16.65 X 1.30 = 21.645
12.5 52.32
credits q. pts.
**52.32 divided by 12.5 = 4.186
GPA (weighted)
CLASS RANK
Class rank is computed twice
each school year ­ at the end of the
first semester and again at the
end of the year.
Important for college admissions
and for scholarship opportunities

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CLASS RANK
Rank is weighted ­ Advanced
Placement courses are given an
extra 30%. Honors level courses
are given an extra 20%, Academy
of Finance and advanced courses
in TV Media & Engineering are
given an extra 10%
Example
HN Eng. Grade = 98 = 4.33 X 5 cr.
= 21.65 Qual. Pts.
21.65 X 1.2 (20% Wt. Factor) =
25.98 Q. Pts. for rank calc. ­
Additional 4.33 Quality Pts.

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ACADEMIC HONORS
Published after
each marking period
• 3.3 WT. GPA = Honors
• 3.8 WT. GPA = Distinguished
Honors
Honors Reception­ Students and
families are invited to the Honors
Dessert and Awards Presentation at
the end of the year if the student
has maintained a 3.3 average or
higher each marking period.

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Honor Society
• First induction in fall of junior year
• 3.75 cumulative weighted GPA
required.
• Evidence of Service, Character
and Leadership
• Gold seal on diploma
Graduation Honors
• 3.8 Wt. GPA or above
­ gold tassel
• 3.3 ­ 3.79 WT. GPA
­ silver tassel
Valedictorian and Salutatorian
receive a special seal on their
diploma

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SAMPLE OCHS TRANSCRIPT
OCEAN CITY HIGH SCHOOL GRADE: 9
YEAR: 2012
SEM FIN CREDIT
ENGLISH 9 ADV 88 89 5
WORLD HISTORY ADV 89 86 5
TIES 9 99 99 2.5
FINANCIAL LITERACY 93 94 2.5
HEALTH/PE 9 99 98 5
PHYSICAL SCIENCE ADV 88 86 5
ALGEBRA 1 ADV 91 89 5
SPANISH 2 ADV 96 94 5
FRESHMEN CHOIR 95 96 5
YEARLY WT GPA: 3.57 CUM. CREDIT: 40
WEIGHTED RANK: 67 / 320 WT. CUM. GPA: 3.57
INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
• BASEBALL
• BASKETBALL
• CREW TEAM
• CROSS COUNTRY
• FIELD HOCKEY
• FOOTBALL
• GOLF
• TRACK (WINTER & SPRING)

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INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
• SOCCER
• SOFTBALL
• SURF TEAM
• SWIMMING
• TENNIS
• LACROSSE
• WRESTLING
ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS
for 2012­2013
• ART CLUB
• BAND FRONT
• BILLOWS ­ SCHOOL NEWSPAPER
• CHEERLEADING ­ FALL AND WINTER
• CINEMA PRODUCTION GROUP
• CHOIR
• CLASS ACTIVITIES 9­12
• COMPUTER CLUB
• DECA
• DRAMA CLUB – FALL AND SPRING

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ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS
for 2012­2013
• FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
• FRENCH CLUB
• GRAPHIC AND PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
• HISTORY CLUB
• INTERACT (ROTARY)
• INTRAMURAL CLUB
• JUNIOR STATESMAN (JSA)
• KEY CLUB (KIWANIS)
• LATIN CLUB
ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS
for 2012­2013
• LEADERSHIP CLUB
• LITERARY MAGAZINE
• MARCHING BAND/JAZZ ENSEMBLE
• NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
• PEER MEDIATION
• PSYCHOLOGY CLUB
• SADD
• (Students Against Destructive Decisions)

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ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS
for 2012­2013
• SCAT
(Student Coalition Against Tobacco)
• SEA
(Student Environmental Assoc)
• STOP
(Students Together Opposing Prejudice)
• SCIENCE CLUB
• SPANISH CLUB
• STAGE CREW – FALL
ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS
for 2012­2013
• STAGE CREW – SPRING
• STUDENT COUNCIL
• TECHNICAL CREW
• WEIGHT ROOM
• YEARBOOK

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ACTIVITY AND ATHLETIC
ELIGIBILITY
I. State of New Jersey Eligibility
Requirements
Students must have earned a minimum of
30 credits (6 courses) the year prior to
participation. Students must be passing 6
courses (15 credits) at mid­term in order to
participate in spring sports and activities.
ACTIVITY AND ATHLETIC
ELIGIBILITY
II. Ocean City High School
Eligibility Requirements
Students who earn two U’s for poor
citizenship and/or two F’s for lack of
achievement will be ineligible until
interims are published.
NOTE: ALL FRESHMEN ARE ELIGIBLE AT THE
BEGINNING OF THEIR FRESHMEN YEAR.

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GUIDELINES FOR FOUR­YEAR
COLLEGE ADMISSION
• English Four Years
• Mathematics Three –Four years­ Algebra 1,
Geometry and Algebra 2 (min)
• World Language Two years of the same language ­
3­5 years desirable
• Science Two or three years ­ including at
least 2 lab sciences
• History Three years ­ including World
History CP, US History 1 CP
and 2 CP
GUIDELINES FOR FOUR­YEAR
COLLEGE ADMISSION
• MINIMUM OF 16 ACADEMIC UNITS
• THE STRENGTH OF A STUDENT’S
SCHEDULE AND THE GRADES ACHIEVED
WITHIN THAT PROGRAM ARE THE MOST
IMPORTANT FACTORS IN COLLEGE
ADMISSIONS

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Family Connection & OCHS
1. Web­based resource that
supports course, career and
college planning
2. Specific to our school
3. Linked with Naviance Succeed
– a service we use in the
counseling office
Family Connection & OCHS
4. Students will have accounts and
so will parents
5. Using for course selection for
the first time this year with
upperclassmen

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FAMILY CONNECTION –
Graduation Plans
These plans provide a guide for course
selection and post­secondary planning.
Samples:
• Grad Plan A – Basic – Work/Post-Secondary
• Grad Plan B – Basic – Work/ 2-Year College
• Grad Plan C – 4-Year College – Minimum
• Grad Plan D – 4-Year College – Competitive
• Grad Plan E – 4-Year College – Very Competitive
THE SIX PERIOD ROTATION
SCHEDULE

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BELL SCHEDULE
SAMPLE GRADE 9 SCHEDULE

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STUDENT SCHEDULE
sample of mailed copy
COUNSELOR ROOM
ASSIGNMENTS
Mr. Martin A ­ D Library
Mr. Banks E ­ K AUD
Mrs. Oves L – Q CAFÉ
Mrs. McDowell Campo R – Z AUD
Mrs. Roach (Special requests and other
CP students) CAFÉ